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New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-07
siNoLkRhAR, ALIAS LEWIS.
How the Dakota Editor Cot Out Of
His Scrape In Philadeiphiay-He
4 Still Denies His Guilt.

Washington Special: A. H. Lewis. or
rather Henry S. Volkmar, editor OF the
5Milbank Oak Review. returns to Phila-
}delphia and will leave for Dakota soon.
Volkmar looks very little like a man, who
has spent weeks IN Jail. and appears full
#Volkmars release are evidently large
bundle OF papers which he carries with him.
The letters and petitions to the dis trie { at
torney Of Philadelphia are signed by the
most prominent men of the territory fro m
the chief executive and chief Justice down.
One hundred and seyenty-nine Of the lead-
ing citizens OF Milbank joined in a hearty
they allege. have tried to drag
Lewis down Leading men of Owatonna,
Mimi, to the number of twenty, signed
joint letters. Every leading newspaper in
Philadelphia appealed to the prosecution
to drop the matter. The district attorney
himself said he had no desire to push The
case against Lewis if it was shown
that the evil spirit developed as
q boy had not pursued him through
life His release is OF the most com.
plete character, leaving him free TO come
and go in Philadelphia rs he sees fit. Dur
ing the absence OF Lewis his wife o pluclH
little woman, has edited the Review, set
type, gathered news and mailed the
paper. Volkmar admits that he did
very foolish thing in running away
from Philadelphia twelve years ago. but
says he was frightened not snilty.
Says he was a Democrat when in Ovation.
na, and took the Milbank postofiice at the
solicitation OF friends, but did not become
q Republican. He says it was fixed up to
give him q second term, but that he pull.
ed out in favor Of his friend Middlebrook.
who was afterward appointed He says
he will be home in time to attend the
Aberdeen convention, and shall be hence
forth, as he always has been-a Democrat.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-07
Killed His Wife and Himself.

Particulars reached Markato. Mimi. Of
a terrible tragedy VIII III took place in the
vicinity Of Amboy. Blus Earth CO., which
resulted in the killing OF Mrs. NJ. E. Glove
by her husband, who afterward attempted
TO kill his sister.in-law and then
Glove and his wife had been living apart t
for some time. the former near the village
of Amboy and in = house partly occupied
by two women. Mrs. Glove. learning these
facts, came to the village to find out the
true status Of his affairs. The two met
and row ensned, the resnit being as
above stated. rs
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-07
The Casualty Record.

AT Winona, w. F. Kingsbury. who was
injured at the fire 81 the Goth inst, died
recently. He was Sc years OF age. and 8
member Of the grocery firm oi Kirgsbury
and Holland. ss. a s5B3s
at Brookville, Kan, the Lawrence hotel,
six business houses and three dwellings
burned. Four men. firemen, Brimer Of Wa
mee0, Berkeman Harrigan Of Wamege, Mr..
Farnsworth OF Lincoln, and an unknown
III an were burned to death. !5s. sss
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-07

Tho king OF Cerea will irnmedia iaksly ais-
Epatch miRistera TO Engiand France. Ger
many, Russia and America. The consent
OF China to this arrangement was given
with the greatest reluctance. Tits heliev-
ed that Russian agent inst gated the kings
action. An American man of war has al
ready conveyed 4, minister from ChenlulpO
to Nagasaki. M 81
The French chaynsser Of commerce at
Ottawa, Can. hss adopted asresolntion
asking Sir Charles Tupper the Canadian
Representative on the fishery commission.
to demand pay ment by the American gov
ernment OF the claim against it for hay du-
ties. on the same principle that she United
States asked for and obtained the reim-
bursement from Canada OF considerable
sums stolen by the st. Albans raiders and
the payment by Great Britain sofsthe Ala.
bama claims.
William Copeland Borfase, member 81
parliament for the st. Austelle division OF
Cornwall and under secretary ofthe local
government board, was examined in the
bankruptcy court. HIS liabilities,amount
to f42, 663, and his assets to f6, S7l. He
traces q part of his emiearrassment-to his
relations with his mistress, Madame de
QuirOs, whom he allowed a fixed income OF
f25 q week. At first the payments, were
made willingly, hut subsequently the
money was extorted from him, the woman
following him to France, Spain. and final
~ to Wales, where he was forced to o1tain
police protection asainst her and her snale
companion. The last $500 he gave her
was paid in Trafalgar square.
A writ has been sworn out by Vaudeville
against the governor OF Tnllamore prison
in Ireland for assault. The charge is based
upon the treatment he received at, the
time his clothes were stripped off by the
prison autlorities. An ATTEMPT to evict a
tenant.named Foley from the estate Of
Col. Charles Pottenham at Wexford was
attended with great difficulty. The house
was barricaded. The evictors, in order
to effect an entrance, made a breach in the
wall with q q battering ram. Boiling water
and stones were thrown at them by ten
ants. The constables brought up fire
engines and retaliated by drenehing the
tenants. The occupants yielded after an
hours resistance, Ten arrests were made
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-07
Political Division OF the House.

4 Washington Letter: The clerk OF the-
house has issued an otticia list OF memb be-s-
elect, by which it appears that the
16S; Republicans, 153; independents. A.
The four men classified MS independents
are: A. r. Anderson, Iowa; John Nichols.
North Carolina: Samuel /. Hopkins, Vir-
ginia, and Henry Smith, Wisconsin, The
annexed table shows the number OF Demo-
Gratis and Republicans respectively from
the several sta tes:
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-07

Business on the great lakes is grow
ling much faster than IS generally
known. The increa ase this year has
been very great. It is estimated that
so, 100000 Of Buffalo capital is n ow
invested in building new lake vessels
for next season, and that Cleveland
ms even greater.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-07

The English postofice officials advise
the disuse of sealing wax on letters for
countries beyond the seas. 1T often
happens that the wax is melted by
the heat under the tropics or the iu-
nigationsto which mail bags are sub
jected. Letters are often thus stuck
together and the address destroyed.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-07
New IJll]n Review.
BRANDT 8 WEDDENDoRF, Publishers.
NEW ULAf. MINNEsOTAI

The report Of building operations in
Philadelphia during the last ten
] months, makes q splendi showing Of
dwelling houses, churches, mannfac-
s tories and workshops erected during
that time.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-07
Miscellaneous Matters.

E = q
An Oshkosh physician claims that gold
mines of fabulous wealth are being de-
yeloped on the Maryland side of the Psto.
mac.
1t is the opinion OF lawyers who have
heerd most OF the evidence before the In
tcrstate commission in the Standard oil
cases that the decision will be in favor OF
the complainant.
Malignant diphtheria has broken out in
the Catholic orphan asylum at Marquette,
Michigan. Four deaths and fifteen eases
are reported. The disease was brought
from sault Ste Marie by infected clothing
At Chicago, Creedon, I.ehy & Co., whole
sale dealers in boots and shoes and rubber
goods. made an assignment. Liabilities,
$50, 900; assets, $4,000. The failure
was precipitated by tho maturing of note
to the Northwestern National bank for
$4,000. which the firm was unable to
meet.
Hon. B. F. Jones, chairman OF the Re-
publican, national committee, says that
he did not believe Mr.. Blaine entertained
the slightest desire or intention to be nom.
mated for the presidency next year. Mr..
Jones said he based his conclusions upon
what Mr.. Blaine had voluntarily said to
him when he was his guest year ago.
It will be noticed that in twenty states
the Republicans are in the, majority, and
that in the event OF the next presidential
election being thrown into thehouse would
cast the vote Of that number OF states for
their candidate for president. One state,
New Hampshire. is equally divided. The
vote OF the four members classified as in
dependents. cast with either party, would
make no difference in the status OF the
great parties In this particular.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-07

Speaker Carlisle said in an interview in
Washington:
II have every reason to believe that an
equitable reduction Oh imports will be ef-
fected during the coming session. As yeti
absolutly nothing has been done tn formu-
late measure. There will doubtless ne
some delay in making the committee selec-
tions for the coming congress. OF the total
number OF standing committees more than
half tthirty-twn) arc without rhairmen.
the incumbents having been defeated in
the last elections. It is donbtfsl whether
the committees can be announced before
the holidays"
.ShalI you call some ore to the chair
when the time arrives for the appointments
OF the committee on elections!n was asked
apropos Of Thoebe's contest.
/; No, for the reason that my action would
be open to the same criticism that could
/ be made should appoint the COMMITTEES
! myself. They woald be said to be acting
! under my Instructions. I may AK the
/ house to elect the COMMITTEES by ballot. /
have not finally determined this point AZ
! yet This is all. OF course. npon tho as
sumption that ] am chosen speaker."
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-07
Pentecost not 10 be Der.osed.

The congregation oftAe Belleviilc Avenue
Congrega tional church. Eewark. n. j..
held meeting to decide on what course to-
take in regard to the recent anarchistic
sermon Of the pastor Rev. Hugh @. Pentei
cost. 4 proposition TO sepose him from
the pulpit was negatived-S4 to 30. The
sermon to which exceptions were taken
was delivered the Sunday after the hang.
ing Of the anarchists in Chicago. and It
held that. in the main. the anarchists
were right. and that their execution was
an outrage I'm the Christnin community.
Mr.. Pentecost is nm actiYe supporter oI
Henry George, and Was the iaEor candi-
I date for mayor this iaA sss
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-07
Speaker Carlisle on Various Mat
terS. sSA5

Total.............................. ..ll4is .....l6s
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-07

rectly. tnrougn.sts tnfucnuv upon tncS rates 20
New York, it influences these TO all other sea-
board cities. and. indeed, TO all that section Of
| f,lYY1fr
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-07


the commission says:
OF the duties devoived upon the commission
by the act to regulate commerce, none is more
perplexing and difficult than that OF passing
upon complaints made OF rates as being unrea-
sonable The question of the reasOnab bleness tof
rates involves many considerations and is 50 ef-
fected by circumstances and conditions which
may at first blush seem foreign that
It 4 quite Impossible to deal wish it on purely
mathematic Il principles, or on any principles
whatever, without consciousness that no con-
clusion which may be reached can by. demon
stratiOn be shown TO be abs .lutely correct. The
public interest is best served when the rates are
SO apportioned as to encourage the largest
ditrerent sections 4 Of our country and
with foreign countries: and this can only.
be done by making values an important con
classes Of freight some share Of the burden that
on relatively equal apportionment il service
alone were considered. would fal upon those Of
commission that it was I'M ended IN Its passage
to preserve for the people the benefiss
Of competition as between the several
transportation lines OF the country.
Ii that shall be done the towns which have great
/! natural advantages, or advansages acquired by
large expenditures Of money in establishing new
!. thorsughfares OF commerce, will have cheaper
rates than can ordinarily be ub. aimed by towns
ii less favorahly situated Il might possibly be
she r tb 81
equal mileage rates for the whole country,
Z hui this. If enforced, would put an end 70 COM
: peG1L1O0 as q #IvCCOT ulahiUK T6GcSs tuu 10 q
! very large extent deprive the gre business CEN
f ters OF the country OF their severa, natural ad-
vant ages and also OF the benefit OF expenditures
made bv them In creating Tor themselves new
Il channe,s OF trade 1tWould. In faot. work q rev
Ointion Ia the business OF the country. which,
though it might be greatly beneficial in some di.
rectlons would be fearfully destructive in othsrs
Congress has not by the existing LEGISLATION nm
4 dertaken to inaugurate such revolution. The
cempetition by water is the most 1mportari
4 factor In forcing rates to low level at the
points where thu lines OF land and water trans
y portation intersect. The experience OF tEe
country has demonstrated that the artificis
waterways cannot be successful competitors witt
4 the railroads on full terms The railroads long
since deprived tho great canals OF Ohio. India q
F and Illinois of nearly all their Importance. ane
ii the Erie canal is only maintained as grea
channel OF trade by the liberality of the State q
NaW York in making its uSe free In their com.
petitive strugrles with esch her towns canno
ignore the eff which the existence Of natura
waterway 8 must have upon railrond tariff th,
railroad companies cannot ignore 1t. nor can tn.
commission ignore il IL competition IL Sill I.
exist and be allowed for its force according {.
natural laws. Neither can the great free Fri
canal be ignored: iG Influences the rates to NJ
4 Work moro than any other ono cause. and indi
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-01-03

OVER FIVE FEET OF SNOW on THE LEV
EL.-A special from Michigan City, Ind,
SAYS: "The present storm on the railroad was
the worst in this locality in FIVE years. For
tunately the weather is no. very cold or the
roads would be unable to mo7e y train.
There is over five feet OF snow on lsvel
in the exposed places, while in the ra9ines
it is some six feet deep. The Michigan
Central had to abandon several oftneir pas
senger trains, ono at Niles going west and
two east bound trains here. Three west
bound passenger trains became stalled in
drifts five miles east of here and it required
nearly all day with five locomotives o
bring them 10 this city. Lest nights east
bound train had another bad time last night.
The New York fast express became caught
near New Buffalo and the Grand Rapids
train following crashed into the rear, dam
aging Wagner sleeping Car and injuring
the fireman, besides the porter. No freight
trains are running on this line. On. the
Wabash road much the same trouble is be-
ing experienced. Three engines were re-
CURED to take out The regular day train,
which had not reached indianapolis after
twenty-four hours fighting snow. The
Louisville, New Albany and Chicago fared
the best, bat they had great deal OF
trouble. Last uight The weathe: was get.
tirg colder ald bid fair 10 make railroading
well nigh impossible today"
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MURDERED Ills WIFE.-Frederick Spseth
80 years old, q halter, residing iD Newark
n. J., shot and killed his wife, josephine.
They both came to this country from Wur-
temburg year ago. Mrs. Spaeth was 27
years old. The couple had one child, which
died in infancy About four weeks ago 1irs.
Spaeth left her home and went to live with
John Reilly, baker. August Spaath,
brother OF Frederick, effected reconclia-
ton between the husband aud wife. lie
arranged for the wife's return yesterday af-
ternoon, and, accordingly, iock her home
and left her with her husband. Last night
neighbor OF the Spae:hs heard four shots
and notified the police, who went 10 the
house and found Mrs. Spaeth lying dead on
the floor with bullet hole under her left
eye Spaeth was lying On . bed IL the next
room with wound under She left breast.
He was taken TO the hospital. Spaeth saya
he and his wife quarreled afier her return,
and that she picked up q revolver which
was lying en- u table ard tried 10 shoot him.
He took the revolver irosu ner and shot her.
Spaeth's wound is dangerous, owing 10 in
ternal hemorrhage. When found Mrs.
Spaeth was partly undressed, Us 4 she had
been changing her clothes 1t IS ssiG that
she was very fond of fins clothes, upG spent
all the money she could get, while her hus-
band was frugal and saved money. The
police doubt his story, and believe the muir
der premeditated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-01-03

UARDWARE, CUTLERY, &c, just received at
IL So King corner of Royal street and for sale
at q small Observation-Disclosures and retail. Rodgers
& Son and other make of Carvers and Forks, g
great variety Rodgers & Son. and other make OF
Table aud Breakfast Knives. Genuine Rodgers
& Son. Heinesh and other make OF Scissors
Pocket Cutlery in great variety, several hundred
patterns Tsbo Knives with Forks to match. at
low prices. Enterprise, Champion and other
Meat Cutters, all sizes. Brownies Flexible Rub
her Weather Strips, the best in use, with 4 great
variety of other goods i. our ine for sale cheap
Special attention is asked TO large Job lot Of
Frays Solid Steel Seaside Scissors and Shears, for
sale at a large deduction from usual prices Gail
and see, at So King, corner of Royal street.
dec7 ]. T. CREIGHTON & SON.
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A DANGEROUS PREDICAMENT.- dis
patch from Rockaway, L. l., says Great
fears are entertained here for the safety Of
FIVE unknown men who are cut in open boats
hemmed in by ice in the middle Of Jamaica
bay. It is almost an impossbilily fer them
to survive the exposure much longer, and
unless exlrcated very soon they Til he
irczea 10 death Tires Of the men who
were evidently On duck shooting expedi-
ton boarded train fer RockGway Beach at
the Aqueduct station, aud roiie to Seaside
station, where they hired q boat 81 tie dock
and rowed cut half way across ihe bay tc-
ward Rutie bar, when the tide ueSan 10 !un
cut, causing large quantities oi zee 10 sur
round them and prevent tnaig making any
hesGway. The m5u, as wei! as could be
seen from shore, made great efforts 10 get
out Of their unfortunate pTsG'canen;, out
up to $50 G'clCck yesterday ,norniUg they
had made but little headway snd were being
carried toward the inlet by the tide. They
have already beoG out over four honTa. The
two ether men are supposed TO be rom
SmeltZ's oyster house, which is situated On
au island about a mile from the beach. They
were seen from the seaside dock endeG9or'
ing to reach the beach III g sinai! rowboat,
but they also got caught in the ice about
2 o'clock in The afternoon, and are slill una
BILE to reach land It is feared that these
two men will succumb to the terrible cold
to which they are exposed. The men at
the Seaside landing and other points ada
cent to that portion Of the buoy have used
every effort to aid the unfortunate men, Gut
the large quantity Of ice floating ii shore
makes it impossible To take boat through
itn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-01-03

gTIRGINIA: At Rules held in the Clerks Office
OF the Corporaton Court of the city of Alex
andra, en- the 9th day of December, 1856
]. Southgate Yeaton, in his own right and as ex-
ecutor of G.. A. DuVal, deceased, against Alex
ina McC Yeaton, William C. Yeaton, jr., Mary
F. Yeaton. Lucia c. Yeaton, Ruth Stuart and
Charles Z. Stuart, her husband Catharine M.
Nice DnYsl, Gabriel DnVal and Elizabeth W.
DuYal, his wife E. b. DuVal, William M. Du-
VAL Cornc.ia l. Duyal, Gabrielle Duckett and
Marion Duckett, her husband, Philip S. Dickey
and Maria Dickey, his wife. In chancery.
Memo. The object OF this suit Is to procure a
decree for the partition sale of certain real es-
tate in the city of Alexandria described in deed
dated siay 24th, 1861, ard of record in liber V,
No. 3, page 1f6 from e. Is. DuYal and wife to q.
A. DuYal, and subject the same to the payment OF
certain sums due the complainant, the said IT, a.
DuVal having died intestate as to said property
The defendants, William C. Yoaton, jr, Cathar-
ine N. Kent and D. N. Kent her husband, Au-
ansta McC DuVal, Gabriel DuVal and Elizabeth
" DuVal, his wife, T. Z. DuVal, William M. Du-
Val :Correlia J.. DuVai, Mary f. DuVal, Gabrielle
Duckett ard Marion Duckett her husband, Philip
s. Dickey nj Msria Dickey, his wife, not having
entered their appearance and given security ac-
clrding TO the act of Assembly and the rules of
this Cour. and il appearing by affidavit that they
are not tsients of this State il is ordered that
said defendants appear here within one month
after due publication Of this order, and do what
is necessary TO protect their interest in this suit,
and that copy Of this order be forthwith insert
ed in the ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE, newspaper
published in the city of Alexandria. once week
for four successive weeks and posted at the front
door of the Court House of this city. copy test:
~ . ''' JOHN s. BEACH, Clerk.
Chas T.. Stuart, p. q. uecI WtW
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PRINTERS ON srRIKE printers on
the daily papers at montgomery, Ala, re-
fused to work Saturday morning unless
composition WAS advanced from So to 81!
cents per 1000 Their PLACES were partially
supplied by members of the Printers Pro
tectiye Fraternity from New Orleans. and
more are On the way from Jacksonville, Fla,
The union now holds ore job Office in Mont
gomery. The idle men number about forty.
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ADVICE 70 MoTHEE7s

MRS. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP, .or chill
dren teething, is the prescription OF one OF the
best female nurses and physicians in the United
States, and has been used for forty years with
never-fsiling success by millions of mothers for
their children. During the process OF teething
its value is incalculsble. It relieves the child
from pain, cures dysentery and diarrh9a, gripiEs
il the bowels, and wind-colic. By giving health
to the child it rests tho mother. Price 20 cents
bottle. mT5-1yrM, ,W&S
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NECKWEAK.
Gu assortment in this line is complete, showing
:he la'ost shapes and aolors. Prices
25c, soc, 75c and 81.
CHRISTMAS TOYS.

We cannot lei Christmas pass by without trying
to please the little children in their many wishes
Let's see what we have this year: sleishs, Iron
Axle Wagons, Rocking Hol2cs. Tip Carts, Drums,
Tin Animals and Wagons, Dolls Trunks, Nine
Pins, Heavy Artillery, Trick Rexes, Billiard and
Pool Boards Banks Childrens Carriages, Planes
Musical Tops, Guns, Targets, &c.
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